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Sport, 1924

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Katoomba Golf Club Eleventh-hour Effort for Easter Programme

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 4

A Special meeting of the Katoomba Golf Club committee was held in the Council Chambers on Monday afternoon. President J. S. Henderson…

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Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 5

Two golf tests were played on the Katoomba links over Easter, E. G. Garrat 84 and 70, 154 won the first and B. Simmons 89 and 69, 158, the…

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Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 5

Rugby comp, will start on May 3, the draw in the first grade being"—Rovers v. Blackheath, at Katoomab; Federals v. Leura, at Leura…

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Sporting Gossip CRICKET

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 5

The annual meeting of Katoomba School of Arts Club will be hald in the institute of Friday evening next. Business is important, and a full…

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Football Flashes RUGBY

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

Saturday's fixtures.—Rovers v. Blackheath, at Katoomaba (Mr. M. Muir. referee); Federals v. Leura. at Leura (Mr. Fitzpatrick, referee)…

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Tabrett Tennis Tourney Katoombans in Form Annex Principal Prizes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Tabrett secured more than their share of success at the Easter tournament of the Blackheath tennis club, concluded…

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Football Rugby Season Opened Soccer Try-out

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

Last Saturday marked the opening of the 1924 season under the auspices of the B.M.R. Rugby League, when Rovers met Blackheath at…

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Flashes Rugby

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

First grade fixtures for Saturday are:—Federals v. Blackheath, at Blackheath…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

The attention of all school students is drawn to the tennis tournament specially arranged for them by the Blackheath Club, to be held…

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Sporting Gossip GOLF

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

A meeting of Katoomba Golf Club is called for next Tuesday evening in the Council Chambers. Business is marked important, and a full…

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New Tennis Courts To be built at Lawson Council Sympathetic

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

A letter was received at last meeting of the Shire Council, from the North Lawson Tennis Club, notifying that permission had been…

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Football (Continued from page 3) RUGBY

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

Rovers against Federals at Katoomba, should be a good match. The Magpies will be represented by:—Full back, R. Bether; halves, T…

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Boxing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

The meeting of Collins and Bradley should pack the stadium tomorrow night. Both are fighters to the finger tips, and at the…

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Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

The schools tournament at Blackheath, d.v., opens to-morrow. No word is to hand of the nominations, but for the sake of the promoters,…

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Sporting Gossip CRICKET

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

The best-conducted cricket club on the Mountains is the Katoomba School of Arts, with big Bob Thomas as secretary. They meet to-night…

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A Tennis Trip Katoomba Defeats Woodford

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

Thursday dawned anything but promising for tennis outing, but the Woodford ladies had issued a challenge, and in the blue veiled…

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Katoomba Golf Splendid Rally Meeting the Allan Trophy

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

A meeting of the Katoomba Golf Club committee was held on Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, with Mr. J. S. Henderson in the chair. There…

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Football League Games in Swing Soccer Competition Started

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 3

The B.M. District Rugby League competition is now in full swing, and each succeeding match shows players getting better into their…

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Golf

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

Two competitions were played on the Wentworth Falls links last Saturday. The morning was an 18-holes stroke handicap with 20…

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Lawson Bowls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

The inaugural match played on the Lawson bowling green, on the occasion of the opening ceremony on Saturday last, was interesting, and…

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